Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3506 mails)

[rmyster <rmyster@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 2006-09-16 at 23:38 -0400, Paul Abrahams wrote:
> When I execute the root / kernel /initrd commands you listed from the grub 
> command line, I get that Error 16.  

Get to a grub prompt (grub>)and let us know the output of the following:


find /boot/grub/stage1

find boot/grub/stage2

find /grub/stage1

find /grub/stage2

geometry (hd0)

geometry (hd1)


Then these in successive order:

root (hd0,0)

kernel /vmlinuz            
(followed by the tab key, not enter to see all possible options)

kernel /boot/vmlinuz            
(followed by the tab key, not enter to see all possible options)

initrd /initrd            
(followed by the tab key, not enter to see all possible options)

initrd /boot/initrd            
(followed by the tab key, not enter to see all possible options)

If you get no options with any of the kernel or initrd commands 
above, try a different  "root (hdx,y)" as appropriate where x points to
the drive and y the partition where grub was installed.  The y
representing the partition number is one less than the partition( i.e.
y=8 refers to partition7).  If there is a 2nd drive, you'll also need to
check the hd1 possible combinations.